Devorah Goldman

Why should we care about the opinions of aspiring doctors?

In 2015, the Association of American Medical Colleges revised the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) for the first time in nearly 25 years, stretching the full exam-day experience from around five hours to eight or more. The test drew attention at the time for its sheer length; less widely…

In March, Arizona became the first state to pass a bill allowing the free flow of medical information between drug companies and physicians. The Free Speech in Medicine Act, which was passed unanimously in both state houses, may seem curiously innocuous: It simply permits pharmaceutical companies…

In the early 2000s, a widow named Sandy Meadows was demoted from her job in a supermarket floral department because of a Louisiana requirement that she possess a state florist's license. In 2001, Abigail Burroughs, a young woman with cancer, died after repeatedly requesting—and being denied—the…

In the early 2000s, a widow named Sandy Meadows was demoted from her job in a supermarket floral department because of a Louisiana requirement that she possess a state florist’s license. In 2001, Abigail Burroughs, a young woman with cancer, died after repeatedly requesting—and being denied—the…

Moments after the president's address to Congress concluded on Tuesday night, Vox ran the following headline: "The president is serious about dismantling the FDA to usher in more medical 'miracles.' That's wrong."

When FDA officials can't agree, who gets the last say? For individuals afflicted with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), this question has had life-altering consequences, and the answer is still unclear.

A group of British researchers recently discovered that they could tell the "life stories" of bees by using radar technology to track their every flight, from birth to death. This experiment draws on the work of (and would have likely delighted) Karl von Frisch, who devoted his life to…

In 2010, the New York Times dubbed her our "Quiet Savior from Harmful Medicines." That same year, FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg presented her with the eponymous Dr. Frances O. Kelsey Award for Excellence and Courage in Protecting Public Health. In 2000, she was inducted into the National…

As fans of My Big Fat Greek Wedding know, virtually anything worthwhile in life is very ancient and very Greek. My dad understood this, and was understandably surprised when he walked into a rheumatology conference several years ago to be confronted by a flashy display featuring "newly approved"…

In his last State of the Union address, Barack Obama asked, “How do we make technology work for us and not against us?" This was one of Obama's four "big questions" during his speech, and the audience cheered as he asked it—for good reason. It echoes the fears of regulators everywhere.

"I can’t have you participate in class anymore.”